:00:09. > :00:14.The huge drop in oil revenues has contributed to Scotland's budget
:00:15. > :00:18.deficit reaching almost ?15 billion, according to the latest figures.
:00:19. > :00:21.The slump in the oil price means the country's overall tax take
:00:22. > :00:24.per head lags marginally behind the UK, for the first time
:00:25. > :00:30.Ministers insist Scotland's economy remains fundamentally strong.
:00:31. > :00:33.But the opposition says that, if Scots had opted for independence
:00:34. > :00:35.last year, there would have been big spending cuts.
:00:36. > :00:41.Our Political Editor Brian Taylor reports.
:00:42. > :00:44.The slump in oil prices means lower tax revenues and has now worked
:00:45. > :00:53.In that financial year, it's reckoned that Scotland's share
:00:54. > :00:58.of North Sea revenues was ?1.8 billion, that's down
:00:59. > :01:00.from nearly ?4 billion in the previous year,
:01:01. > :01:06.Scottish ministers visit a high-tech site in Edinburgh and stressed that
:01:07. > :01:09.Scotland's wider economy is growing, compensating for the problems
:01:10. > :01:20.But they admit the figures are challenging.
:01:21. > :01:23.There is still getting away from the fact that,
:01:24. > :01:26.yes, this is a difficult time for the North Sea oil and gas sector
:01:27. > :01:28.and that is reflected in these figures, but Scotland's economy
:01:29. > :01:31.is strong and, if you look over the medium term,
:01:32. > :01:34.that strength is obvious and, if you look today in terms of higher
:01:35. > :01:36.employment and productivity growth, that strength is very obvious too.
:01:37. > :01:41.That's twice the UK level as a share of the economy.
:01:42. > :01:43.Total Scottish spending remains ?1400 per person higher
:01:44. > :01:52.But Scotland's overall tax take their head,
:01:53. > :01:54.-- But Scotland's overall tax take per head, including oil,
:01:55. > :01:57.is now fractionally lower than the UK for
:01:58. > :01:59.According to the Prime Minister, it didn't add up.
:02:00. > :02:04.I dread to think what taxation would be had to be levied,
:02:05. > :02:09.not just on whisky, but on petrol, on work, on incomes, on homes,
:02:10. > :02:12.that's the prospect of life outside the United Kingdom, that's why I'm
:02:13. > :02:19.The oil revenue figures may well be worse in the current financial year.
:02:20. > :02:21.I think Nicola Sturgeon's economic credibility has been
:02:22. > :02:26.It's not that she got the projection is wrong,
:02:27. > :02:31.It's the fact that she recklessly recommended that Scotland should
:02:32. > :02:37.These are devastating figures, which show the impact of leaving
:02:38. > :02:41.the United Kingdom would have had Scotland.
:02:42. > :02:44.In reality, it means cuts five times as deep as what the Tories
:02:45. > :02:51.But Scottish ministers say North Sea oil has sent a total of ?300 billion
:02:52. > :02:55.to the Treasury without any oil fund being established in Scotland.
:02:56. > :02:57.They've urged the Chancellor to assist the industry
:02:58. > :03:09.Ministers have agreed to grant legal aid to bereaved families
:03:10. > :03:11.who are trying to stage a private prosecution over
:03:12. > :03:19.Six people died when the lorry ran out of control in the city centre
:03:20. > :03:26.Among them were Jack and Lorraine Sweeney
:03:27. > :03:28.and their granddaughter Erin McQuade.
:03:29. > :03:30.Their families want the driver Harry Clarke to be prosecuted,
:03:31. > :03:33.after an inquiry found the crash could have been avoided if he hadn't
:03:34. > :03:36.Mr Clarke will also to receive legal aid.
:03:37. > :03:39.Judges at the High Court in Edinburgh are still to decide
:03:40. > :03:41.whether the prosecution can go ahead.
:03:42. > :03:46.one of Police Scotland's most senior officers of making
:03:47. > :03:50."outrageous and completely false" claims about him.
:03:51. > :03:53.Detective Inspector David Moran says the Deputy Chief Constable,
:03:54. > :03:55.Neil Richardson, is guilty of "misconduct" for wrongly
:03:56. > :04:01.identifying him as the source of a newspaper leak.
:04:02. > :04:02.Police Scotland says the complaint's been referred
:04:03. > :04:07.Here's our political correspondent, Glenn Campbell.
:04:08. > :04:10.The unsolved murder of Emma Caldwell in South Lanarkshire
:04:11. > :04:17.When the Sunday Mail revealed details of the investigation
:04:18. > :04:22.on the 10th anniversary of the case, Police Scotland suspected a leak.
:04:23. > :04:29.They tried to identify the source by monitoring the team
:04:30. > :04:32.They tried to identify the source by monitoring the communications
:04:33. > :04:34.of four serving and retired officers,
:04:35. > :04:39.MSPs asked one of Police Scotland's most senior officers
:04:40. > :04:43.There was a breach from a murder enquiry involving a police officer
:04:44. > :04:46.to a retired police officer and the focus was on the serving
:04:47. > :04:55.Detective Chief Inspector David Moran thinks that comment
:04:56. > :05:00.points the finger at him, because he believes he's the only
:05:01. > :05:02.officer the murder squad to have been targeted by
:05:03. > :05:10.So, in a letter to the Justice Committee, DI Moran says
:05:11. > :05:16.he's been falsely exposed, his reputation severely scarred,
:05:17. > :05:20.may be guilty of misconduct as a result.
:05:21. > :05:23.Mr Moran's lawyer is pursuing his complaint.
:05:24. > :05:30.He has 32 years reputation as an outstanding officer at stake.
:05:31. > :05:36.And, if there is a basis for suspicion, which there isn't,
:05:37. > :05:41.he's asking for that to be declared. There is no basis for suspicion.
:05:42. > :05:45.Tonight, Police Scotland said the matter's been referred
:05:46. > :05:50.to the Scottish Police Authority, which it said is normal
:05:51. > :05:58.The family of teenager, Bailey Gwynne, who was stabbed
:05:59. > :06:00.to death at Cults Academy last October, have released a statement
:06:01. > :06:06.Bailey died after a fight with another 16-year-old boy,
:06:07. > :06:09.who was found guilty of culpable homicide at the High Court
:06:10. > :06:14.Earlier, I spoke to reporter Steven Duff at Cults Academy
:06:15. > :06:24.This statement came 48 hours family had been saying.
:06:25. > :06:28.This statement came 48 hours after the culpable homicide verdict at the
:06:29. > :06:36.High Court in Aberdeen, quite a lengthy statement paying tribute to
:06:37. > :06:39.Bailey. It ends, we will always be immensely proud he was a son and
:06:40. > :06:45.will need time and space to come to terms with what has happened. It was
:06:46. > :06:54.a true blessing and privilege to have Bailey and to raise and love
:06:55. > :06:57.him, not something that time or a parting will ever change. It ends,
:06:58. > :07:03.my true gent, with love we hold you in our hearts. What Paul, Bailey
:07:04. > :07:09.Gwynne Reed boy. That was his mother. -- wok told. Have we heard
:07:10. > :07:15.from the council about the circumstances? -- walk tall.
:07:16. > :07:18.Well, they haven't answered questions or been giving any
:07:19. > :07:20.interviews about the circumstances of what happened here last October.
:07:21. > :07:22.They did put a statement on their website last night,
:07:23. > :07:25.with questions that they say they've been asked, and some answers.
:07:26. > :07:27.But they say they don't want to go any further,
:07:28. > :07:29.because it could infringe an independent review
:07:30. > :07:33.The one big question this statement didn't answer and still hasn't been
:07:34. > :07:36.answered is why, as we heard in court, did the headteacher
:07:37. > :07:39.at Cults Academy, Anna Muirhead, have to warn
:07:40. > :07:41.the killer of Bailey Gwynne about the danger of
:07:42. > :07:47.That was while he was in first or second year.
:07:48. > :07:50.We still haven't had an answer to that or the importance
:07:51. > :08:00.The UK government has been defeated in the House of Commons
:08:01. > :08:03.over its plans to extend Sunday opening hours in England and Wales.
:08:04. > :08:06.The SNP joined Tory rebels to vote against the proposals,
:08:07. > :08:08.which would have allowed local authorities to decide
:08:09. > :08:10.whether larger stores in their areas can trade for longer
:08:11. > :08:23.MPs voted by 317 to 286 for an amendment rejecting the plans.
:08:24. > :08:26.The friend of a man who died following an incident
:08:27. > :08:28.while they were both camping in Renfrewshire has appeared
:08:29. > :08:35.William Cameron, who's 37, is charged with killing 43-year-old
:08:36. > :08:38.Darryl Fitch at Locher Water near Bridge of Weir
:08:39. > :08:55.At Paisley Sheriff Court, Mr Cameron made no plea
:08:56. > :08:59.The Culture Secretary confirmed details of the project this morning.
:09:00. > :09:01.It would build on existing studio space
:09:02. > :09:07.Our arts correspondent Pauline McLean reports.
:09:08. > :09:12.Scotland has always offered good locations for film-makers.
:09:13. > :09:15.This was Sunset Song in Aberdeen. But a studio has taken longer.
:09:16. > :09:19.The latest plan would build on an existing complex
:09:20. > :09:26.for the American TV series Outlander.
:09:27. > :09:29.We bought the facility in 2013, with a view to manufacturing parts
:09:30. > :09:33.for trucks and buses, but within two weeks,
:09:34. > :09:36.I had an approach from Creative Scotland, would I be
:09:37. > :09:37.interested in talking to Sony Pictures?
:09:38. > :09:40.We did and, from then, the rest is history.
:09:41. > :09:43.Two seasons of the show have been made there so far.
:09:44. > :09:47.A decision on a third season is yet to be taken.
:09:48. > :09:49.But whether they stay or go, the plan is to expand
:09:50. > :09:51.on the existing facilities, adding a further two soundstages
:09:52. > :09:59.What's exciting about the proposed development is that we would add
:10:00. > :10:03.some fantastic infrastructure of 30,000 square feet,
:10:04. > :10:06.50 feet high, a new studio which would be able to house
:10:07. > :10:10.just about any global production here in Scotland.
:10:11. > :10:13.For those who have long argued that Scotland needs to offer film-makers
:10:14. > :10:15.studio facilities, as well as locations,
:10:16. > :10:20.it's a welcome start. But more is needed.
:10:21. > :10:23.The Ward Park project will support Outlander and will probably be used
:10:24. > :10:33.for the next ten years by Sony and by Leftbank and the other film
:10:34. > :10:36.productions that want to come in are not going to see that.
:10:37. > :10:39.We need other studio space that is going to serve
:10:40. > :10:41.high-end television getting made, is going to serve the big budgets.
:10:42. > :10:43.Plans like the Pentland Studios, an entirely private development,
:10:44. > :10:46.which the government insists is still under consideration.
:10:47. > :10:49.It hopes the Ward Park plans, which will be submitted
:10:50. > :10:51.to planning this week, are just part
:10:52. > :10:59.of a wider studio development. Pauline McLean, Reporting Scotland.
:11:00. > :11:01.One football result in the Scottish Premiership tonight
:11:02. > :11:04.with St Johnstone beating Inverness Caley Thistle 1-0.
:11:05. > :11:08.A late goal by Chris Kane gave the Perth side only their second
:11:09. > :11:09.Premiership win in the last 12 games.
:11:10. > :11:13.Just time to get the forecast now for tonight and tomorrow
:11:14. > :11:25.Thank you, good evening, we've had a lovely day of weather across much of
:11:26. > :11:31.Scotland and tonight for the vast majority it stays dry and there will
:11:32. > :11:37.be widespread frost. More cloud along be extreme east coast with one
:11:38. > :11:42.or two showers. That is how we start tomorrow. More especially across the
:11:43. > :11:49.borders. Otherwise dry, bright, plenty of sunshine from the word go.
:11:50. > :11:54.Temperature is around 1-3dC, maybe freezing for patches around the
:11:55. > :11:58.North, is somewhat hazy sunshine across the western Isles with
:11:59. > :12:04.temperatures around five Celsius and light wind. Through tomorrow, some
:12:05. > :12:07.subtle changes in the weather, we hold on to this stubborn cloud
:12:08. > :12:13.across the South East with some showers, thicker cloud across the
:12:14. > :12:15.western Isles, producing some spots of rain tomorrow afternoon, sunshine
:12:16. > :12:22.to remain hazy across western of rain tomorrow afternoon, sunshine
:12:23. > :12:26.coasts. Across the rest of the UK tomorrow afternoon, across Northern
:12:27. > :12:32.Ireland, spells of brightness and sunshine developing, similar across
:12:33. > :12:36.Wales and the South west, but the central swathes of England rather
:12:37. > :12:40.cloudy, perhaps with one or two showers and brightness and sunshine
:12:41. > :12:43.cloudy, perhaps with one or two into the extreme South East. In the
:12:44. > :12:49.sunshine, highs of 10 Celsius and with light wind that will not feel
:12:50. > :12:53.too bad. Into the evening across Scotland, Rather cloudy conditions
:12:54. > :12:57.pushing into much of western and central areas with some light and
:12:58. > :13:02.patchy rain across the North west and wind beginning to freshen.
:13:03. > :13:09.Further south and east, dry with clear spells, perhaps even frost,
:13:10. > :13:13.and into Friday, overall it will be cloudy, perhaps some brightness and
:13:14. > :13:21.especially across the Murray coast, especially across the Murray coast,
:13:22. > :13:26.-- across the muddy coast. That is all from reporting Scotland
:13:27. > :13:30.tonight, the next up date is from 6.25 tomorrow morning. From Glasgow
:13:31. > :13:32.and around the country, good night.